HEWANORRA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HOTLINE # 454 3452 FAX # 454 9705 WEBSITE slumet.gov.lc/ TROPICAL STROM CHANTAL..... ADVISORY NUMBER 3. 08:00 AM 08 JULY 2013. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA. TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS AT 08:00 AM. TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.6 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 700 MILES OR 1126 KILOMETRES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 26 MPH OR 43 KM/H AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FOWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF CHANTAL SHOULD PASS IN THE VICINITY OF ST. LUCIA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH OR 65 KM/H, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGT IS FORECAST, DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REPEATING THE 08:00 AM. POSITION LATITUDE 10.6 DEGREES NORTH... LONGITUDE 50.6 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 700 MILES OR 1126 KILOMETRES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. RESIDENTS OF ST. LUCIA AND THE REST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THESE HAZARDS. LOCAL FISHERMEN SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND SECURE ALL EQUIPMENT. SEABATHERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SEA. THIS IS THE THIRD PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE ST.LUCIA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE ON THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 AM TODAY. ___________________________________ LUCIOUS FREDERICK/ VENENTIUS DESCARTES FORECASTERS
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:13:27 +0000
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